Chelsea Dominate Galatasaray, Ronaldo Equals Record As Real Madrid Cruise To Quarters In Champions League

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Real Madrid and Chelsea progressed to the Champions League Quarter-Finals with respective victories over Schalke and Galatasaray, with Cristiano Ronaldo equaling a Real Madrid scoring record.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double over Schalke to equal a scoring record. TELEGRAPH.co.uk

A double by Cristiano Ronaldo made history as the Portuguese International equalled Ferenc Puskas' Real Madrid goalscoring record, according to GOAL.com.It was part of the second leg of Real Madrid's 9 - 2 aggregate win over Bundesliga third place Schalke. A 6 -1 thumping by the Spaniards in the first leg stacked the odds against Schalke, further dismissed when Real Madrid took the lead, the 20th consecutive game of which they have took the lead in, read Sky Sports commentators. Carlo Ancelotti took the opportunity to rest some players as only four starters of the Schalke first leg thrashing were starting this time round, including Cristiano Ronaldo - of course.Schalke equalized from the opener, as a deflected shot deceived Iker Casillas. However, Ronaldo's double and Morata's other goal helped Madrid ease past Schalke. It becomes a matter of when Cristiano Ronaldo will break Puskas' scoring record, but he could have easily broken it with his hat-trick denied as his shot in the final ten minutes rattled off the woodwork. However, it was not all positivity for Real Madrid, as Jesse was down just over twenty minutes in with a suspected ACL injury.Real Madrid come into the El Clasico Sunday clash with plenty of momentum, in what will be a defining game in the La Liga title race.Meanwhile, in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea spoiled Didier Drogba's return as they eased past Galatasaray. The Turkish side were far from their best throughout the game, chasing the game early on with Samuel Eto'o's early goal.Gary Cahill added the second within the half as he scored from the keeper's save which initially denied John Terry's header. Chelsea's group efforts came back to be significant, as they became the first team to progress this season after Arsenal and Manchester City were knocked out in tough losses against Bayern Munich and Barcelona.Manchester United attempt the same although looking to turn over a deficit against Olympiacos on Wednesday.Didier Drogba was denied of a symbolic goal on his return to Stamford Bridge, being denied in stoppage time. Fernando Torres was substituted on for Samuel Eto'o, and also missed a big opportunity. The Champions League Quarter Finals conclude tomorrow with Manchester United looking to beat Olympiakos who come in with a 2 - 0 goal advantage, while Dortmund's 4 - 2 aggregate over Dortmund is set to see the Germans past.